Way a Door Closes, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Smith, Hope Anita |
Illustrator: Evans, Shane W. |
Title: Way a Door Closes, The |
Date: 2003 |
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8050-6477-X |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
poetry, symbolic language
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading| language arts - writing
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Summary: |
Told in a poetry format, a teenage boy describes his reaction to his father's leaving the family, and then to his return. |
Teaching Ideas: |
These beautiful poems are replete with figurative language and beg to be read aloud and discussed. Use this book as a writing model as well.
In groups, use Think-Pair-Share. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Book Conversations
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
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Sketch to Stretch
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
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Think-Pair-Share
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Unsent Letters
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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